Program Overview

Graduate Certificate in English Education

The Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development offers a Graduate Certificate program for qualified post-baccalaureate students who are interested in receiving Initial Licensure in English Education, Grades 5–12.

Program Description

Students who are successful in completing this program will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become a beginning teacher of English Education, Grades 5–12. The English Education program draws on the Massachusetts Professional Standards for Teaching and the related Candidate Assessment of Performance rubric used to evaluate teacher preparedness over the course of, and following, the practicum teaching experience.

Program Outcomes

English Education program graduates will develop knowledge, skills, dispositions, and abilities in the following five areas:

• Curriculum Planning and Assessment
• Teaching All Students
• Family and Community Engagement
• Professional Culture
• Subject-Matter Knowledge

Student Abilities

Students will be able to:

• Promote the learning and growth of all students by providing high-quality and coherent instruction, designing and administering authentic and meaningful student assessments, analyzing student performance and growth data, using this data to improve instruction, providing students with constructive feedback on an ongoing basis, and continuously refining learning objectives.
• Promote the learning and growth of all students through instructional practices that establish high expectations, create a safe and effective classroom environment, and demonstrate cultural proficiency.
• Promote the learning and growth of all students through effective partnerships with families, caregivers, community members, and organizations.
• Promote the learning and growth of all students through ethical, culturally proficient, skilled, and collaborative practice.
• Demonstrate Subject-Matter Knowledge.

Licensure

For students who successfully complete all of the courses and practica in this certificate program, the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development provides a recommendation for licensure to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Office of Educator Licensure. Students must also apply directly to the DESE and are required to take additional tests (Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure [MTELs]) to secure licensure.

Program Requirements

Requirements for licensure as a teacher of English Education, Grades 5–12 are listed below.

• Total Units: 32
• Course Requirements:
  • WED CT 534 Classroom Management (2 units)
  • WED DS 502 Adolescent Development (2 units)
  • WED EN 500 Lesson Design & Instruction in the Humanities (2 units)
  • WED EN 502 Reflection Seminar (2 units)
  • WED EN 508 Student Teaching (8 units)
  • WED EN 520 Pre-Practicum in English Education (2 units)
  • WED EN 701 Teaching Text (4 units)
  • WED EN 712 Teaching Writing (4 units)
  • WED SE 510 Special Education (2 units)
  • WED TL 525 Sheltered English Immersion (4 units)

Accreditation

Boston University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).